Toronto Blue Jays’ first goal player Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is online to become a very rich man, after having agreed on Wednesday a contract extension of $ 500 million $ 1400 million who will maintain him in Ontario throughout the 2039 season.
However, according to Ken Rosenthal of AthleticsThis contract contains a very unusual provision, beyond its impressive size.
$ 325 million in the payment of $ 500 million in Guerrero will take the form of a signature bonus, Rosenthal afternoon reported on Wednesday afternoon. This would be the biggest signature bonus in the history of baseball.
The astronomical figure would be paid throughout the duration of the agreement with the $ 175 million in Guerrero. Rosenthal hypothesized two reasons for the structure of the agreement: the fact that the signing of the bonuses is imposed differently from the salary, which allows it to avoid paying Canadian and insurance tax in the event of work stoppage after 2026.
Guerrero, 26, is an All-Star four times with two TOP-10 MVPs from the American League and a careerbar in career from .287 / .362 / .498 to his credit.
